April 03, 2023
Africa: Ending Discrimination Against Women in Family Law Is Vital for Economic Progress
Discriminatory family laws and policies that restrict women's access to educational opportunities, employment, inheritance, property ownership and equal pay, are making women… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Africa: Why Gender Transformative Leadership Is Key to Ending TB - for Good
Despite being both curable and preventable, the TB pandemic is a global health crisis and a leading cause of death worldwide. COVID-19 brought into sharp focus how women bear the… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Malawi: Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi
In December last year, a video clip went viral of two elderly women surrounded by a charged-up crowd and engulfed in a cloud of dust as they filled up a grave in a village in the… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Africa: Health - It's Time for Women to Lead the Sector
Women health workers are more than two thirds of the health workforce and represent 90% of the world's frontline health workers, yet hold less than a quarter of senior leadership… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Africa: Parliamentarians Pledge to Act On Grim Realities of Child Marriage, Gender-Based Violence
Child marriage, gender-based violence (GBV), sexuality education, religion, and tradition came under the spotlight during a conference, Arab and Asian Parliamentarians' Meeting to… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - Gender-Responsive Approach to Technology and Innovation Will Ensure Progress
Promoting gender equality in technology and digital spaces is at the core of the UN's observance of International Women's Day (IWD) as UN senior officials call on the world to take… Read more »
Africa: Breaking Barriers - Why Free And Public Education Should Be Every Woman's Right
The writer is Global Campaigns Strategist for Gender Rights and Justice at Oxfam International. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Africa: Women and Girls: Innovation and Higher Education #IWD2-23
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: Digital Inclusion Is Vital for Strengthening Women's Rights in Africa #IWD2023
The writer is Global Executive Director at Equality Now Read more »
Africa: The Power of Technology and The Increased Exclusion, Inequalities & Gender Discrimination #IWD2023
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: World Parliaments Could Take Another 80 Years to Achieve Gender Parity Among Legislators #IWD2023
This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Kenya: First Ever Women Council of Elders Making Inroads in North Eastern Kenya #IWD23
This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - Empowere Her
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Africa: Our Aids Response Must Acknowledge and Bridge Gendered Digital Inequalities
Anne Githuku-Shongwe is the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa Director and Eva Kiwango is the Country Director of UNAIDS South Africa Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - Promoting Gender Equality and Closing the Digital Divide
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - Five Sharp Questions On Female Empowerment
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - Her Land, Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality And Land Restoration Goals
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Africa: Forget ChatGPT - the Greatest Tech Breakthrough Would Be Getting Cell Phones to Rural Women
Dr. Nicoline de Haan is Director of the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - To Strengthen Women's Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - A New Global Architecture to Defend & Promote Rights of Women & Girls
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: BRAC 'Resets' Program Aimed At Empowering Adolescent Girls in Africa
BRAC's Empowerment and Livelihood Program (ELA) has benefitted tens of thousands of girls, and its recently released report shows an organization willing to adapt to the… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Nigeria: Taking a Stance On Feminists' Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women
Since researching the experiences of gender discrimination against women in poverty who belong to religious minorities, many fellow feminists have turned their back on me. Read more »
February 14, 2023
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Gender Law Boosts Women's Participation in Politics, Business
Sierra Leone's new gender equality law will benefit women with political aspirations - as well as stimulate development, say analysts. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Africa: On International Day of Education, We Must Prioritise Girls in Humanitarian Crisis
"Is it a sin to be a girl? We don't want to be at home and illiterate. We want to go to school, study and be intelligent." Read more »
December 22, 2022
Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform
The writer is Campaign Manager - Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law Read more »
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